China says dialogue vital to tackle Korean peninsula crisis
The new measures, which expand the existing sanctions, were a response to five nuclear tests and four long-range missile launches. China is providing a welcome boost to the global campaign to pressure North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear tests.

McCoy notes 'difference' between Watkins, Matthews
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Conte added: "We are facing different problems". "It won't be easy to repeat an awesome season like previous year ", he said . They have a lot of matches now and that means there's not the time to work like Conte wants [on the training pitch].

Former Gov. Bill Richardson weighs in on North Korea threat
But it wasn't known until now that the contacts have continued, or that they have broached matters other than US detainees. Japan's ability to destroy North Korean missiles in its airspace as they are ascending has been called into question.

In phone call, Trump assures Guam of safety - and fame
Guam Homeland Security additionally released a fact sheet on how to prepare for an imminent missile threat . Mr Calvo has spent most of the week assuring Guam's 160,000 residents of their safety despite the threats.

Kyrie Irving prefers Clippers, Blake Griffin pairing
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Trump tells Guam governor: 'We are with you 1000 percent'
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Rainbow Six Siege: Operation Blood Orchid announced
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Dollar hits 8-week low vs yen, N.Korea tensions spook investors

Japanese markets were closed for a holiday but the tense mood dragged Asian shares lower and an MSCI index of stocks across the globe was on track to post its largest weekly drop since the week before Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November. Orders fell 4.7 percent from the previous quarter in April-June, suggesting demand is weaker than expected, though economists say the outlook for coming months is more upbeat.

Equity markets had traded with a soft tone in Europe and there was a sharp increase in selling pressure in NY with the S&P 500 index declining by close to 1.0%.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index closed down 143.08 points, or 0.94 percent, at 15,074.25, its lowest close since July 7.

Nevertheless, the geopolitical uncertainty looks set to continue, dealers said, following Trump's fresh warning Friday that the USA military is "locked and loaded" in the event of a misstep by the totalitarian state.

But the yen added to an already-strong weekly rally of close to 1.5 percent, hitting its highest in nearly four months versus the dollar at 108.73 yen.

North Korea said it was completing plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles over Japan to land near the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam in an unusually detailed threat.

Global shares mostly lower on rising unease over North Korea
The yeild on the benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell as low as 2.197 percent overnight, their lowest level since June 28. The S&P 500 dropped 1.4% to 2438.21, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 204.69 points, or 0.9%, to 21,844.01.

Data showed US producer prices unexpectedly fell in July, recording their biggest drop in almost a year, while another set showed the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 lost 1.11 percent.

South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.7 percent to its lowest since May 24, but its losses for the week are a relatively modest 3.2 percent.

In currencies, the yen rose 0.8 percent versus the greenback at 109.2 per dollar JPY= , the strongest level for the Japanese currency since mid June.